DASH support for CIHR Fall Project Grant applications

Are you a health researcher submitting an application for CIHR's Fall Project Grant? HDRN Canada's Data Access Support Hub (DASH) can help with feasibility confirmation, cost estimates and Letters of Support. Submit your DASH intake form for Fall Grant support by AUGUST 31. 

Call for inquiry into Canada's COVID-19 response

In a recent article in The BMJ, public health experts, including HDRN Canada Scientific Director Dr. Kim McGrail, call for a public inquiry into Canada's COVID-19 response, in particular the impacts of Canada's inadequate collection and sharing of health data.

Big IDEAs about Health Data: Race & ethnicity in data

HDRN Canada's Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series launches on SEPTEMBER 28 with Tatiana Kim, manager of Anti-Racism Data Projects for BC Stats, discussing the government's new Guide on Categorial Race & Ethnicity Variables. Register here. 

New CIHI report on priority health care topics 

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released its inaugural report on priority health care topics. Taking the pulse: A snapshot of Canadian health care, 2023 is an overview of what publicly available data tells us about how Canada fares in four priority areas. 

Food insecurity and mental health service use

A new ICES report explores household food insecurity using health administrative data linked to five waves of the Canadian Community Health Surveys. Findings suggest that efforts to support food security in families could reduce strain on the mental health system. 

New Brunswick Pharmacist Care Clinic Program 

The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training will play a key role in evaluating the success of a new pilot project that gives pharmacists increased authority to assess chronic conditions and prescribe treatments. 

Impacts of COVID-19 on Yukon health care workers

A new study, co-authored by HDRN Canada Lead Dr. Michelle Leach, examines the impacts of COVID-19 on Yukon's health care workers. The study, which surveyed and interviewed nurses and physicians, found burnout rates were particularly high with women.

An EDI-sensitive approach to grant applications

Unité de soutien SSA Québec has released a new guide that aims to help research teams adopt an approach that is sensitive to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) when applying for funding. The guide is based on a review of guidelines and best practices. 

Power in the Data

HDRN Canada Executive member Dr. Nathan Nickel was profiled in RadyUM. The piece outlines Dr. Nickel's groundbreaking work with the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and the innovative research they've been conducting using the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository.

Data-sharing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Kim McGrail, HDRN Canada Scientific Director, co-authored this editorial for The Globe and Mail about the data-sharing lessons that Canada can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, including advocating for a shift from data protectionism to data stewardship.

Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Coordinator

Are you passionate about Indigenous cultural competency in health research? HDRN Canada is hiring an Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Coordinator to support our Pragmatic Trials Training Program. Apply by AUGUST 22 (Job ID: 31792).